Custom animation effects: line sweeps in picture and text (Basic) To reproduce the shape effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Lines click Line (first option from the left). On the slide, press and hold SHIFT, and then drag to draw a straight, vertical line. Select the line. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, in the Shape Width box, enter 7.5”. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane. In the Line Color pane, select Solid line, click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Style in the left pane. In the Line Style pane, in the Weight box, enter 2 pt. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, and then under Glow Variations click Accent color 1, 5 pt glow (first row, first option from the left). Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, point to More Glow Colors, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Center. Click Align Middle. On the slide, select the line. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Drag the duplicate line slightly off the right edge of the slide. With the duplicate line still selected, on the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Middle. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture, and then click Insert. On the slide, select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 7.5” and the Width box is set to 5”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Right. Click Align Middle. To reproduce the text effects on this slide, do the following: On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Text Box. On the slide, drag to draw a text box. Enter text in the text box, and then select the text. On the Home tab, in the Font group, do the following: In the Font list, select Arial. In the Font Size list, select 28. Click Bold. Click the button next to Font Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Text Right to align the text right in the text box. Drag the text box onto the left half of the slide. To reproduce the background effects on this slide, do the following: Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following: In the Type list, select Linear. Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left). Under Gradient stops, click Add or Remove until two stops appear in the drop-down list. Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows: Select Stop 1 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 40%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 100%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1, Lighter 50% (second row, second option from the left). To reproduce the animation effects on this slide, do the following: On the Animations tab, in the Animations group, click Custom Animation. Select the line off the right edge of the slide. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the animation effect (fly-in effect for the second line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Left. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and then click Selection Pane. In the Selection and Visibility pane, select the first line you created (in the middle of the slide). In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the second animation effect (fly-in effect for the first line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the picture. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Wipe. Select the third animation effect (wipe effect for the picture). Under Modify: Wipe, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the text box. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the fourth animation effect (fly-in effect for the text box). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast.

Custom animation effects: line sweeps in picture and text (Basic) To reproduce the shape effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Lines click Line (first option from the left). On the slide, press and hold SHIFT, and then drag to draw a straight, vertical line. Select the line. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, in the Shape Width box, enter 7.5”. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane. In the Line Color pane, select Solid line, click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Style in the left pane. In the Line Style pane, in the Weight box, enter 2 pt. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, and then under Glow Variations click Accent color 1, 5 pt glow (first row, first option from the left). Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, point to More Glow Colors, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Center. Click Align Middle. On the slide, select the line. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Drag the duplicate line slightly off the right edge of the slide. With the duplicate line still selected, on the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Middle. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture, and then click Insert. On the slide, select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 7.5” and the Width box is set to 5”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Right. Click Align Middle. To reproduce the text effects on this slide, do the following: On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Text Box. On the slide, drag to draw a text box. Enter text in the text box, and then select the text. On the Home tab, in the Font group, do the following: In the Font list, select Arial. In the Font Size list, select 28. Click Bold. Click the button next to Font Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Text Right to align the text right in the text box. Drag the text box onto the left half of the slide. To reproduce the background effects on this slide, do the following: Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following: In the Type list, select Linear. Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left). Under Gradient stops, click Add or Remove until two stops appear in the drop-down list. Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows: Select Stop 1 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 40%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 100%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1, Lighter 50% (second row, second option from the left). To reproduce the animation effects on this slide, do the following: On the Animations tab, in the Animations group, click Custom Animation. Select the line off the right edge of the slide. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the animation effect (fly-in effect for the second line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Left. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and then click Selection Pane. In the Selection and Visibility pane, select the first line you created (in the middle of the slide). In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the second animation effect (fly-in effect for the first line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the picture. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Wipe. Select the third animation effect (wipe effect for the picture). Under Modify: Wipe, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the text box. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the fourth animation effect (fly-in effect for the text box). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast.

Custom animation effects: line sweeps in picture and text (Basic) To reproduce the shape effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Lines click Line (first option from the left). On the slide, press and hold SHIFT, and then drag to draw a straight, vertical line. Select the line. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, in the Shape Width box, enter 7.5”. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane. In the Line Color pane, select Solid line, click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Style in the left pane. In the Line Style pane, in the Weight box, enter 2 pt. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, and then under Glow Variations click Accent color 1, 5 pt glow (first row, first option from the left). Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, point to More Glow Colors, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Center. Click Align Middle. On the slide, select the line. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Drag the duplicate line slightly off the right edge of the slide. With the duplicate line still selected, on the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Middle. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture, and then click Insert. On the slide, select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 7.5” and the Width box is set to 5”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Right. Click Align Middle. To reproduce the text effects on this slide, do the following: On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Text Box. On the slide, drag to draw a text box. Enter text in the text box, and then select the text. On the Home tab, in the Font group, do the following: In the Font list, select Arial. In the Font Size list, select 28. Click Bold. Click the button next to Font Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Text Right to align the text right in the text box. Drag the text box onto the left half of the slide. To reproduce the background effects on this slide, do the following: Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following: In the Type list, select Linear. Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left). Under Gradient stops, click Add or Remove until two stops appear in the drop-down list. Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows: Select Stop 1 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 40%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 100%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1, Lighter 50% (second row, second option from the left). To reproduce the animation effects on this slide, do the following: On the Animations tab, in the Animations group, click Custom Animation. Select the line off the right edge of the slide. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the animation effect (fly-in effect for the second line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Left. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and then click Selection Pane. In the Selection and Visibility pane, select the first line you created (in the middle of the slide). In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the second animation effect (fly-in effect for the first line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the picture. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Wipe. Select the third animation effect (wipe effect for the picture). Under Modify: Wipe, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the text box. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the fourth animation effect (fly-in effect for the text box). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast.

Custom animation effects: line sweeps in picture and text (Basic) To reproduce the shape effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Lines click Line (first option from the left). On the slide, press and hold SHIFT, and then drag to draw a straight, vertical line. Select the line. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, in the Shape Width box, enter 7.5”. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane. In the Line Color pane, select Solid line, click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Style in the left pane. In the Line Style pane, in the Weight box, enter 2 pt. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, and then under Glow Variations click Accent color 1, 5 pt glow (first row, first option from the left). Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, point to More Glow Colors, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Center. Click Align Middle. On the slide, select the line. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Drag the duplicate line slightly off the right edge of the slide. With the duplicate line still selected, on the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Middle. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture, and then click Insert. On the slide, select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 7.5” and the Width box is set to 5”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Right. Click Align Middle. To reproduce the text effects on this slide, do the following: On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Text Box. On the slide, drag to draw a text box. Enter text in the text box, and then select the text. On the Home tab, in the Font group, do the following: In the Font list, select Arial. In the Font Size list, select 28. Click Bold. Click the button next to Font Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Text Right to align the text right in the text box. Drag the text box onto the left half of the slide. To reproduce the background effects on this slide, do the following: Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following: In the Type list, select Linear. Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left). Under Gradient stops, click Add or Remove until two stops appear in the drop-down list. Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows: Select Stop 1 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 40%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 100%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1, Lighter 50% (second row, second option from the left). To reproduce the animation effects on this slide, do the following: On the Animations tab, in the Animations group, click Custom Animation. Select the line off the right edge of the slide. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the animation effect (fly-in effect for the second line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Left. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and then click Selection Pane. In the Selection and Visibility pane, select the first line you created (in the middle of the slide). In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the second animation effect (fly-in effect for the first line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the picture. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Wipe. Select the third animation effect (wipe effect for the picture). Under Modify: Wipe, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the text box. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the fourth animation effect (fly-in effect for the text box). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast.

Custom animation effects: line sweeps in picture and text (Basic) To reproduce the shape effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Lines click Line (first option from the left). On the slide, press and hold SHIFT, and then drag to draw a straight, vertical line. Select the line. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, in the Shape Width box, enter 7.5”. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane. In the Line Color pane, select Solid line, click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Style in the left pane. In the Line Style pane, in the Weight box, enter 2 pt. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, and then under Glow Variations click Accent color 1, 5 pt glow (first row, first option from the left). Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, point to More Glow Colors, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Center. Click Align Middle. On the slide, select the line. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Drag the duplicate line slightly off the right edge of the slide. With the duplicate line still selected, on the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Middle. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture, and then click Insert. On the slide, select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 7.5” and the Width box is set to 5”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Right. Click Align Middle. To reproduce the text effects on this slide, do the following: On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Text Box. On the slide, drag to draw a text box. Enter text in the text box, and then select the text. On the Home tab, in the Font group, do the following: In the Font list, select Arial. In the Font Size list, select 28. Click Bold. Click the button next to Font Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Text Right to align the text right in the text box. Drag the text box onto the left half of the slide. To reproduce the background effects on this slide, do the following: Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following: In the Type list, select Linear. Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left). Under Gradient stops, click Add or Remove until two stops appear in the drop-down list. Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows: Select Stop 1 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 40%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 100%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1, Lighter 50% (second row, second option from the left). To reproduce the animation effects on this slide, do the following: On the Animations tab, in the Animations group, click Custom Animation. Select the line off the right edge of the slide. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the animation effect (fly-in effect for the second line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Left. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and then click Selection Pane. In the Selection and Visibility pane, select the first line you created (in the middle of the slide). In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the second animation effect (fly-in effect for the first line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the picture. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Wipe. Select the third animation effect (wipe effect for the picture). Under Modify: Wipe, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the text box. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the fourth animation effect (fly-in effect for the text box). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast.

Custom animation effects: line sweeps in picture and text (Basic) To reproduce the shape effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Lines click Line (first option from the left). On the slide, press and hold SHIFT, and then drag to draw a straight, vertical line. Select the line. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, in the Shape Width box, enter 7.5”. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane. In the Line Color pane, select Solid line, click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Style in the left pane. In the Line Style pane, in the Weight box, enter 2 pt. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, and then under Glow Variations click Accent color 1, 5 pt glow (first row, first option from the left). Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, point to More Glow Colors, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Center. Click Align Middle. On the slide, select the line. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Drag the duplicate line slightly off the right edge of the slide. With the duplicate line still selected, on the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Middle. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture, and then click Insert. On the slide, select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 7.5” and the Width box is set to 5”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Right. Click Align Middle. To reproduce the text effects on this slide, do the following: On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Text Box. On the slide, drag to draw a text box. Enter text in the text box, and then select the text. On the Home tab, in the Font group, do the following: In the Font list, select Arial. In the Font Size list, select 28. Click Bold. Click the button next to Font Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Text Right to align the text right in the text box. Drag the text box onto the left half of the slide. To reproduce the background effects on this slide, do the following: Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following: In the Type list, select Linear. Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left). Under Gradient stops, click Add or Remove until two stops appear in the drop-down list. Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows: Select Stop 1 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 40%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 100%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1, Lighter 50% (second row, second option from the left). To reproduce the animation effects on this slide, do the following: On the Animations tab, in the Animations group, click Custom Animation. Select the line off the right edge of the slide. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the animation effect (fly-in effect for the second line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Left. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and then click Selection Pane. In the Selection and Visibility pane, select the first line you created (in the middle of the slide). In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the second animation effect (fly-in effect for the first line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the picture. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Wipe. Select the third animation effect (wipe effect for the picture). Under Modify: Wipe, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the text box. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the fourth animation effect (fly-in effect for the text box). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast.

Custom animation effects: line sweeps in picture and text (Basic) To reproduce the shape effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Lines click Line (first option from the left). On the slide, press and hold SHIFT, and then drag to draw a straight, vertical line. Select the line. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, in the Shape Width box, enter 7.5”. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane. In the Line Color pane, select Solid line, click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Style in the left pane. In the Line Style pane, in the Weight box, enter 2 pt. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, and then under Glow Variations click Accent color 1, 5 pt glow (first row, first option from the left). Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, point to More Glow Colors, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Center. Click Align Middle. On the slide, select the line. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Drag the duplicate line slightly off the right edge of the slide. With the duplicate line still selected, on the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Middle. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture, and then click Insert. On the slide, select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 7.5” and the Width box is set to 5”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Right. Click Align Middle. To reproduce the text effects on this slide, do the following: On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Text Box. On the slide, drag to draw a text box. Enter text in the text box, and then select the text. On the Home tab, in the Font group, do the following: In the Font list, select Arial. In the Font Size list, select 28. Click Bold. Click the button next to Font Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Text Right to align the text right in the text box. Drag the text box onto the left half of the slide. To reproduce the background effects on this slide, do the following: Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following: In the Type list, select Linear. Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left). Under Gradient stops, click Add or Remove until two stops appear in the drop-down list. Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows: Select Stop 1 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 40%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 100%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1, Lighter 50% (second row, second option from the left). To reproduce the animation effects on this slide, do the following: On the Animations tab, in the Animations group, click Custom Animation. Select the line off the right edge of the slide. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the animation effect (fly-in effect for the second line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Left. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and then click Selection Pane. In the Selection and Visibility pane, select the first line you created (in the middle of the slide). In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the second animation effect (fly-in effect for the first line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the picture. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Wipe. Select the third animation effect (wipe effect for the picture). Under Modify: Wipe, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the text box. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the fourth animation effect (fly-in effect for the text box). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast.

Custom animation effects: line sweeps in picture and text (Basic) To reproduce the shape effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Lines click Line (first option from the left). On the slide, press and hold SHIFT, and then drag to draw a straight, vertical line. Select the line. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, in the Shape Width box, enter 7.5”. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane. In the Line Color pane, select Solid line, click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Style in the left pane. In the Line Style pane, in the Weight box, enter 2 pt. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, and then under Glow Variations click Accent color 1, 5 pt glow (first row, first option from the left). Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, point to More Glow Colors, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Center. Click Align Middle. On the slide, select the line. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Drag the duplicate line slightly off the right edge of the slide. With the duplicate line still selected, on the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Middle. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture, and then click Insert. On the slide, select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 7.5” and the Width box is set to 5”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Right. Click Align Middle. To reproduce the text effects on this slide, do the following: On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Text Box. On the slide, drag to draw a text box. Enter text in the text box, and then select the text. On the Home tab, in the Font group, do the following: In the Font list, select Arial. In the Font Size list, select 28. Click Bold. Click the button next to Font Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Text Right to align the text right in the text box. Drag the text box onto the left half of the slide. To reproduce the background effects on this slide, do the following: Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following: In the Type list, select Linear. Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left). Under Gradient stops, click Add or Remove until two stops appear in the drop-down list. Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows: Select Stop 1 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 40%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 100%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1, Lighter 50% (second row, second option from the left). To reproduce the animation effects on this slide, do the following: On the Animations tab, in the Animations group, click Custom Animation. Select the line off the right edge of the slide. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the animation effect (fly-in effect for the second line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Left. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and then click Selection Pane. In the Selection and Visibility pane, select the first line you created (in the middle of the slide). In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the second animation effect (fly-in effect for the first line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the picture. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Wipe. Select the third animation effect (wipe effect for the picture). Under Modify: Wipe, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the text box. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the fourth animation effect (fly-in effect for the text box). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast.

Timeline graphic with pictures (Intermediate) To reproduce the picture effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture and then click Insert. Select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 2.65” and the Width box is set to 9”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. Under Picture Tools, in the Format tab, in the Picture Styles group, click Picture Shape, and then under Rectangles click Round Same Side Corner Rectangle (eighth option from the left). Drag the top yellow diamond adjustment handle slightly to the right to decrease the amount of rounding on the corners. Under Picture Tools, in the Format tab, in the Picture Styles group, click Picture Effects, point to Shadow, and then under Inner click Inside Center (second row, second option from the left). To reproduce the timeline effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Rectangles click Rectangle (first option from the left). On the slide, drag to draw a rectangle. Select the rectangle. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, do the following: In the Shape Height box, enter 0.73”. In the Shape Width box, enter 9”. On the Home tab, in the bottom right corner of the Drawing group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Solid fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following: Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1, Lighter 35% (third row, second option from the left). In the Transparency box, enter 20%. Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane, and then in the right pane, select No line. Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Shadow in the left pane. In the right pane, click the button next to Presets, and then under Inner click Inside Center (second row, second option from the left). Drag the rectangle onto the bottom of the picture. Press and hold SHIFT and select the rectangle and the picture. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align Selected Objects. Click Align Center. Click Align Top. Click Align to Slide. Click Align Center. To reproduce the month labels for the timeline, do the following: On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text Box, and then on the slide, drag to draw the text box. Enter text in the text box (in this example the text is “JAN”), select the text, and then on the Home tab, in the Font group, select Gil Sans MT Condensed from the Font list, select 18 from the Font Size list, click the arrow next to Font Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1, Darker 35% (fifth row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Center to center the text in the text box. Select the text box. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Repeat the process until there is a total of six text boxes. On the slide, drag the text boxes onto the rectangle to form a timeline. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and then click Selection Pane. In the Selection and Visibility pane, press and hold CTRL and select all six text boxes and the rectangle. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align Selected Objects. Click Align Middle. In the Selection and Visibility pane, press and hold CTRL and cancel the selection of the rectangle, keeping the text boxes selected. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Distribute Horizontally. To change the text in the duplicate text boxes, click in each text box and edit the text. To change the color of the second text box from the left, select the text box, and then on the Home tab, in the Font group, click the arrow next to Font Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). To reproduce the vertical line with text effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Lines click Line (first option from the left). Press and hold SHIFT, and then drag on the slide to draw a straight, vertical line. Select the line. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, in the Shape Width box, enter 1.2”. On the Home tab, in the bottom right corner of the Drawing group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane, and then do the following in the right pane: Select Solid line. Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1, Darker 25% (fourth row, first option from the left). Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Style in the left pane, and then do the following in the right pane: In the Width box, enter 0.75 pt. Under Arrow Settings, click the button next to Begin type, and then click Oval Arrow (second row, third option from the left). Click the button next to Begin size, and then click Arrow L Size 1 (first row, first option from the left). Click the button next to End type, and then enter Oval Arrow (second row, third option from the left). Click the button next to End size, and then enter Arrow R Size 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Select the duplicate line. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, in the Shape Width box, enter 2.6”. Press and hold SHIFT and select both lines. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, and then do the following: Point to Align, and then click Align Selected Objects. Point to Align, and then click Align Center. Drag both lines together on the slide to position them under one of the timeline month labels. Press and hold SHIFT and select both lines and the text box they are under. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, and then do the following: Click Align Selected Objects. Click Align Center. On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text Box, and then on the slide, drag to draw the text box. Enter text in the text box, select the text, and then on the Home tab, in the Font group, select Gill Sans MT from the Font list, select 20 from the Font Size list, and then click the arrow next to Font Color and click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Text Left to align the text left in the text box. On the slide, drag the text box to position it to the right of the vertical line. To reproduce the background on this slide, do the following: Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following: In the Type list, select Linear. Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left). Under Gradient stops, click Add or Remove until two stops appear in the drop-down list. Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows: Select Stop 1 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 50%. Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 99%. Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1, Lighter 35% (third row, second option from the left).

Timeline graphic with pictures (Intermediate) To reproduce the picture effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture and then click Insert. Select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 2.65” and the Width box is set to 9”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. Under Picture Tools, in the Format tab, in the Picture Styles group, click Picture Shape, and then under Rectangles click Round Same Side Corner Rectangle (eighth option from the left). Drag the top yellow diamond adjustment handle slightly to the right to decrease the amount of rounding on the corners. Under Picture Tools, in the Format tab, in the Picture Styles group, click Picture Effects, point to Shadow, and then under Inner click Inside Center (second row, second option from the left). To reproduce the timeline effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Rectangles click Rectangle (first option from the left). On the slide, drag to draw a rectangle. Select the rectangle. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, do the following: In the Shape Height box, enter 0.73”. In the Shape Width box, enter 9”. On the Home tab, in the bottom right corner of the Drawing group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Solid fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following: Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1, Lighter 35% (third row, second option from the left). In the Transparency box, enter 20%. Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane, and then in the right pane, select No line. Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Shadow in the left pane. In the right pane, click the button next to Presets, and then under Inner click Inside Center (second row, second option from the left). Drag the rectangle onto the bottom of the picture. Press and hold SHIFT and select the rectangle and the picture. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align Selected Objects. Click Align Center. Click Align Top. Click Align to Slide. Click Align Center. To reproduce the month labels for the timeline, do the following: On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text Box, and then on the slide, drag to draw the text box. Enter text in the text box (in this example the text is “JAN”), select the text, and then on the Home tab, in the Font group, select Gil Sans MT Condensed from the Font list, select 18 from the Font Size list, click the arrow next to Font Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1, Darker 35% (fifth row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Center to center the text in the text box. Select the text box. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Repeat the process until there is a total of six text boxes. On the slide, drag the text boxes onto the rectangle to form a timeline. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and then click Selection Pane. In the Selection and Visibility pane, press and hold CTRL and select all six text boxes and the rectangle. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align Selected Objects. Click Align Middle. In the Selection and Visibility pane, press and hold CTRL and cancel the selection of the rectangle, keeping the text boxes selected. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Distribute Horizontally. To change the text in the duplicate text boxes, click in each text box and edit the text. To change the color of the second text box from the left, select the text box, and then on the Home tab, in the Font group, click the arrow next to Font Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). To reproduce the vertical line with text effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Lines click Line (first option from the left). Press and hold SHIFT, and then drag on the slide to draw a straight, vertical line. Select the line. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, in the Shape Width box, enter 1.2”. On the Home tab, in the bottom right corner of the Drawing group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane, and then do the following in the right pane: Select Solid line. Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1, Darker 25% (fourth row, first option from the left). Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Style in the left pane, and then do the following in the right pane: In the Width box, enter 0.75 pt. Under Arrow Settings, click the button next to Begin type, and then click Oval Arrow (second row, third option from the left). Click the button next to Begin size, and then click Arrow L Size 1 (first row, first option from the left). Click the button next to End type, and then enter Oval Arrow (second row, third option from the left). Click the button next to End size, and then enter Arrow R Size 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Select the duplicate line. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, in the Shape Width box, enter 2.6”. Press and hold SHIFT and select both lines. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, and then do the following: Point to Align, and then click Align Selected Objects. Point to Align, and then click Align Center. Drag both lines together on the slide to position them under one of the timeline month labels. Press and hold SHIFT and select both lines and the text box they are under. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, and then do the following: Click Align Selected Objects. Click Align Center. On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text Box, and then on the slide, drag to draw the text box. Enter text in the text box, select the text, and then on the Home tab, in the Font group, select Gill Sans MT from the Font list, select 20 from the Font Size list, and then click the arrow next to Font Color and click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Text Left to align the text left in the text box. On the slide, drag the text box to position it to the right of the vertical line. To reproduce the background on this slide, do the following: Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following: In the Type list, select Linear. Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left). Under Gradient stops, click Add or Remove until two stops appear in the drop-down list. Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows: Select Stop 1 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 50%. Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 99%. Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1, Lighter 35% (third row, second option from the left).

Timeline graphic with pictures (Intermediate) To reproduce the picture effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture and then click Insert. Select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 2.65” and the Width box is set to 9”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. Under Picture Tools, in the Format tab, in the Picture Styles group, click Picture Shape, and then under Rectangles click Round Same Side Corner Rectangle (eighth option from the left). Drag the top yellow diamond adjustment handle slightly to the right to decrease the amount of rounding on the corners. Under Picture Tools, in the Format tab, in the Picture Styles group, click Picture Effects, point to Shadow, and then under Inner click Inside Center (second row, second option from the left). To reproduce the timeline effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Rectangles click Rectangle (first option from the left). On the slide, drag to draw a rectangle. Select the rectangle. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, do the following: In the Shape Height box, enter 0.73”. In the Shape Width box, enter 9”. On the Home tab, in the bottom right corner of the Drawing group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Solid fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following: Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1, Lighter 35% (third row, second option from the left). In the Transparency box, enter 20%. Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane, and then in the right pane, select No line. Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Shadow in the left pane. In the right pane, click the button next to Presets, and then under Inner click Inside Center (second row, second option from the left). Drag the rectangle onto the bottom of the picture. Press and hold SHIFT and select the rectangle and the picture. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align Selected Objects. Click Align Center. Click Align Top. Click Align to Slide. Click Align Center. To reproduce the month labels for the timeline, do the following: On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text Box, and then on the slide, drag to draw the text box. Enter text in the text box (in this example the text is “JAN”), select the text, and then on the Home tab, in the Font group, select Gil Sans MT Condensed from the Font list, select 18 from the Font Size list, click the arrow next to Font Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1, Darker 35% (fifth row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Center to center the text in the text box. Select the text box. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Repeat the process until there is a total of six text boxes. On the slide, drag the text boxes onto the rectangle to form a timeline. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and then click Selection Pane. In the Selection and Visibility pane, press and hold CTRL and select all six text boxes and the rectangle. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align Selected Objects. Click Align Middle. In the Selection and Visibility pane, press and hold CTRL and cancel the selection of the rectangle, keeping the text boxes selected. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Distribute Horizontally. To change the text in the duplicate text boxes, click in each text box and edit the text. To change the color of the second text box from the left, select the text box, and then on the Home tab, in the Font group, click the arrow next to Font Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). To reproduce the vertical line with text effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Lines click Line (first option from the left). Press and hold SHIFT, and then drag on the slide to draw a straight, vertical line. Select the line. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, in the Shape Width box, enter 1.2”. On the Home tab, in the bottom right corner of the Drawing group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane, and then do the following in the right pane: Select Solid line. Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1, Darker 25% (fourth row, first option from the left). Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Style in the left pane, and then do the following in the right pane: In the Width box, enter 0.75 pt. Under Arrow Settings, click the button next to Begin type, and then click Oval Arrow (second row, third option from the left). Click the button next to Begin size, and then click Arrow L Size 1 (first row, first option from the left). Click the button next to End type, and then enter Oval Arrow (second row, third option from the left). Click the button next to End size, and then enter Arrow R Size 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Select the duplicate line. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, in the Shape Width box, enter 2.6”. Press and hold SHIFT and select both lines. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, and then do the following: Point to Align, and then click Align Selected Objects. Point to Align, and then click Align Center. Drag both lines together on the slide to position them under one of the timeline month labels. Press and hold SHIFT and select both lines and the text box they are under. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, and then do the following: Click Align Selected Objects. Click Align Center. On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text Box, and then on the slide, drag to draw the text box. Enter text in the text box, select the text, and then on the Home tab, in the Font group, select Gill Sans MT from the Font list, select 20 from the Font Size list, and then click the arrow next to Font Color and click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Text Left to align the text left in the text box. On the slide, drag the text box to position it to the right of the vertical line. To reproduce the background on this slide, do the following: Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following: In the Type list, select Linear. Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left). Under Gradient stops, click Add or Remove until two stops appear in the drop-down list. Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows: Select Stop 1 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 50%. Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 99%. Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1, Lighter 35% (third row, second option from the left).

Custom animation effects: line sweeps in picture and text (Basic) To reproduce the shape effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Lines click Line (first option from the left). On the slide, press and hold SHIFT, and then drag to draw a straight, vertical line. Select the line. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, in the Shape Width box, enter 7.5”. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane. In the Line Color pane, select Solid line, click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Style in the left pane. In the Line Style pane, in the Weight box, enter 2 pt. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, and then under Glow Variations click Accent color 1, 5 pt glow (first row, first option from the left). Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, point to More Glow Colors, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Center. Click Align Middle. On the slide, select the line. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Drag the duplicate line slightly off the right edge of the slide. With the duplicate line still selected, on the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Middle. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture, and then click Insert. On the slide, select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 7.5” and the Width box is set to 5”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Right. Click Align Middle. To reproduce the text effects on this slide, do the following: On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Text Box. On the slide, drag to draw a text box. Enter text in the text box, and then select the text. On the Home tab, in the Font group, do the following: In the Font list, select Arial. In the Font Size list, select 28. Click Bold. Click the button next to Font Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Text Right to align the text right in the text box. Drag the text box onto the left half of the slide. To reproduce the background effects on this slide, do the following: Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following: In the Type list, select Linear. Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left). Under Gradient stops, click Add or Remove until two stops appear in the drop-down list. Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows: Select Stop 1 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 40%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 100%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1, Lighter 50% (second row, second option from the left). To reproduce the animation effects on this slide, do the following: On the Animations tab, in the Animations group, click Custom Animation. Select the line off the right edge of the slide. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the animation effect (fly-in effect for the second line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Left. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and then click Selection Pane. In the Selection and Visibility pane, select the first line you created (in the middle of the slide). In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the second animation effect (fly-in effect for the first line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the picture. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Wipe. Select the third animation effect (wipe effect for the picture). Under Modify: Wipe, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the text box. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the fourth animation effect (fly-in effect for the text box). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast.

Custom animation effects: line sweeps in picture and text (Basic) To reproduce the shape effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Lines click Line (first option from the left). On the slide, press and hold SHIFT, and then drag to draw a straight, vertical line. Select the line. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, in the Shape Width box, enter 7.5”. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane. In the Line Color pane, select Solid line, click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Style in the left pane. In the Line Style pane, in the Weight box, enter 2 pt. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, and then under Glow Variations click Accent color 1, 5 pt glow (first row, first option from the left). Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, point to More Glow Colors, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Center. Click Align Middle. On the slide, select the line. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Drag the duplicate line slightly off the right edge of the slide. With the duplicate line still selected, on the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Middle. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture, and then click Insert. On the slide, select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 7.5” and the Width box is set to 5”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Right. Click Align Middle. To reproduce the text effects on this slide, do the following: On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Text Box. On the slide, drag to draw a text box. Enter text in the text box, and then select the text. On the Home tab, in the Font group, do the following: In the Font list, select Arial. In the Font Size list, select 28. Click Bold. Click the button next to Font Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Text Right to align the text right in the text box. Drag the text box onto the left half of the slide. To reproduce the background effects on this slide, do the following: Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following: In the Type list, select Linear. Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left). Under Gradient stops, click Add or Remove until two stops appear in the drop-down list. Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows: Select Stop 1 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 40%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 100%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1, Lighter 50% (second row, second option from the left). To reproduce the animation effects on this slide, do the following: On the Animations tab, in the Animations group, click Custom Animation. Select the line off the right edge of the slide. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the animation effect (fly-in effect for the second line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Left. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and then click Selection Pane. In the Selection and Visibility pane, select the first line you created (in the middle of the slide). In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the second animation effect (fly-in effect for the first line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the picture. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Wipe. Select the third animation effect (wipe effect for the picture). Under Modify: Wipe, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the text box. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the fourth animation effect (fly-in effect for the text box). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast.

Custom animation effects: line sweeps in picture and text (Basic) To reproduce the shape effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Lines click Line (first option from the left). On the slide, press and hold SHIFT, and then drag to draw a straight, vertical line. Select the line. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, in the Shape Width box, enter 7.5”. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane. In the Line Color pane, select Solid line, click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Style in the left pane. In the Line Style pane, in the Weight box, enter 2 pt. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, and then under Glow Variations click Accent color 1, 5 pt glow (first row, first option from the left). Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, point to More Glow Colors, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Center. Click Align Middle. On the slide, select the line. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Drag the duplicate line slightly off the right edge of the slide. With the duplicate line still selected, on the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Middle. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture, and then click Insert. On the slide, select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 7.5” and the Width box is set to 5”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Right. Click Align Middle. To reproduce the text effects on this slide, do the following: On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Text Box. On the slide, drag to draw a text box. Enter text in the text box, and then select the text. On the Home tab, in the Font group, do the following: In the Font list, select Arial. In the Font Size list, select 28. Click Bold. Click the button next to Font Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Text Right to align the text right in the text box. Drag the text box onto the left half of the slide. To reproduce the background effects on this slide, do the following: Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following: In the Type list, select Linear. Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left). Under Gradient stops, click Add or Remove until two stops appear in the drop-down list. Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows: Select Stop 1 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 40%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 100%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1, Lighter 50% (second row, second option from the left). To reproduce the animation effects on this slide, do the following: On the Animations tab, in the Animations group, click Custom Animation. Select the line off the right edge of the slide. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the animation effect (fly-in effect for the second line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Left. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and then click Selection Pane. In the Selection and Visibility pane, select the first line you created (in the middle of the slide). In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the second animation effect (fly-in effect for the first line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the picture. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Wipe. Select the third animation effect (wipe effect for the picture). Under Modify: Wipe, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the text box. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the fourth animation effect (fly-in effect for the text box). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast.

Custom animation effects: line sweeps in picture and text (Basic) To reproduce the shape effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Lines click Line (first option from the left). On the slide, press and hold SHIFT, and then drag to draw a straight, vertical line. Select the line. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, in the Shape Width box, enter 7.5”. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane. In the Line Color pane, select Solid line, click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Style in the left pane. In the Line Style pane, in the Weight box, enter 2 pt. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, and then under Glow Variations click Accent color 1, 5 pt glow (first row, first option from the left). Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Glow, point to More Glow Colors, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Center. Click Align Middle. On the slide, select the line. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Drag the duplicate line slightly off the right edge of the slide. With the duplicate line still selected, on the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Middle. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture, and then click Insert. On the slide, select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 7.5” and the Width box is set to 5”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Right. Click Align Middle. To reproduce the text effects on this slide, do the following: On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Text Box. On the slide, drag to draw a text box. Enter text in the text box, and then select the text. On the Home tab, in the Font group, do the following: In the Font list, select Arial. In the Font Size list, select 28. Click Bold. Click the button next to Font Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Text Right to align the text right in the text box. Drag the text box onto the left half of the slide. To reproduce the background effects on this slide, do the following: Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following: In the Type list, select Linear. Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left). Under Gradient stops, click Add or Remove until two stops appear in the drop-down list. Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows: Select Stop 1 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 40%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 100%. Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1, Lighter 50% (second row, second option from the left). To reproduce the animation effects on this slide, do the following: On the Animations tab, in the Animations group, click Custom Animation. Select the line off the right edge of the slide. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the animation effect (fly-in effect for the second line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Left. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and then click Selection Pane. In the Selection and Visibility pane, select the first line you created (in the middle of the slide). In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the second animation effect (fly-in effect for the first line). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select After Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the picture. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Wipe. Select the third animation effect (wipe effect for the picture). Under Modify: Wipe, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast. On the slide, select the text box. In the Custom Animation task pane, do the following: Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects. In the Add Entrance Effect dialog box, under Basic, click Fly In. Select the fourth animation effect (fly-in effect for the text box). Under Modify: Fly In, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Direction list, select From Right. In the Speed list, select Fast.

In 2008, goo Research in Tokyo conducted an online survey amongst 1,094 Japanese consumers asking them what things they place emphasis on when choosing eyeglasses  Copyright © G&S INT LTD 2009 Japan has been going through an eyewear craze for the past few years and glasses have become important accessories amongst both “fashionistas” and the regular consumer. International as well as established Japanese manufacturers and retailers remain important, but thanks to the significant ongoing demand for well-styled, reasonably-priced specs, the market is still growing. A number of trendy brands which offer designer models for ¥30,000-¥50,000 or more have been the main market for years. However, in times of global recession, even the traditionally “high-priced retail market” Japan is expanding particularly in the low segment, as Japanese consumers tend to be more cost-conscious these days. Japanese & Eyewear

Top 10 Japanese consider in choosing eyeglasses Copyright © G&S INT LTD 2009

Top 10 Japanese consider in choosing eyeglasses Copyright © G&S INT LTD 2009

Top 10 Japanese consider in choosing eyeglasses Copyright © G&S INT LTD 2009

Top 10 Japanese consider in choosing eyeglasses Copyright © G&S INT LTD 2009

Top 10 Japanese consider in choosing eyeglasses Copyright © G&S INT LTD 2009

Top 10 Japanese consider in choosing eyeglasses Copyright © G&S INT LTD 2009

Top 10 Japanese consider in choosing eyeglasses

Glasses superstore Megane has introduced a service  "Mobile Fitting" It allows phone users to try out new glasses frames simply take a photo of your face with your camera phone, and then combine the mug shot with pictures of glasses downloaded from Megane the Web page includes a QR code, as you can see at the bottom of that clipped image as a “mobile code.” unlike in the US or the EU, QR codes (barcode-like images) are posted on Web pages, posters and the like for camera phone users to snap a photo to obtain a URL, information about a product or service, etc What’s the latest in ... Copyright © G&S INT LTD 2009 Service

TV you can take anywhere, fitting your glasses  “Wearable TV" images on the two LCD panels are enlarged using a prism in the lenses, meaning the wearer will feel watching the images on a 45-inch screen the head-mounted display has already a number of industrial uses, and is now beginning to move into the mainstream market in Japan some models have a lens for just one eye and can receive also TV broadcasts (currently Japanese TV only) What’s the latest in ... Copyright © G&S INT LTD 2009 Tech

New type of glasses that can bend, fit your face  “Bending Glasses" surely not a mass-market best seller soon, but a futuristic outlook of eyewear of the next century – designed in Tokyo What’s the latest in ... Copyright © G&S INT LTD 2009 Design

Why is Tokyo/Japan an interesting market for foreign brands? Japan is … world’s 2nd biggest retail market the main spot for fashion in Asia trendsetting in high-tech/life-style Foreign fashion brands do … sell to 127 million JP consumers get inspiring design ideas in Tokyo get a foothold in Japan / whole Asia Copyright © G&S INT LTD 2009

Examples of successful retail entries to Japan Copyright © G&S INT LTD 2009 IKEA Japan, established 2002 Business: home furnishings, retail  6 stores in Tokyo until 2010 (first two to opened in 2006), plus 4 to six stores in the Osaka area Tommy Kullberg, president of Ikea Japan: “If Ikea can win the confidence of Japanese consumers, we can sell our products anywhere in the world.” H&M Japan, established 2008 Business: apparel, retail H&M released its annual report at the end of January 2009 and revealed that its Japanese subsidiary managed to rake in no less than ¥2.1 billion (16.8 million EUR) in just two months. The sales include the openings of the first two stores but only until the end of the company’s financial year which is November 30. Since the first two stores only opened 13 September and 8 November, this means 16 million EUR in sales from two stores over 102 trading days in total. H&M said in the report that “The reception of the two new H&M stores in Tokyo was fantastic and sales surpassed the company’s high expectations.” Other entries: Puma (2003), Marcolin (2007), Zara, Swatch

Few key points in regards to Japanese customers Copyright © G&S INT LTD 2009 Extreme focus on quality and customer service (you will find the biggest claim rate worldwide in Japan) Need to show long term committement to Japan Excellent distribution and service network a must Some adaption to the Japanese market often required Extreme need and request for technical information and documentation Close and frequent communication to partner and customers necessary to maintain well-working long-term relations Focus hard on hiring top people (a pool of very talented Japanese are available if you screen carefully). Use recruiting agencies and headhunters rather than printed or internet ads OK to take a premium price still, although the market is becoming more competitive

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